
Factory records indicate that chassis 4882 was finished on November 29, 1971, as production number 627. The original paint color was Fly Yellow with a black leather interior. The car was originally delivered to Lamborghini dealer Carpanelli in Rome, who reportedly sold it new to a gentleman in Switzerland.
This 1971 Lamborghini Miura SV sold for $869,000 at the Gooding auction on August 18, 2007, during the Pebble Beach weekend.
"The first car in a series is good. But the last car is best." I'm actually quoting from RM's Maranello catalog entry for the Le Mans-winning Ferrari 330 Testa Rossa, but the same could be said for the Lamborghini Miura SV that former RM star David Gooding sold at his record $61 million Monterey auction.
In 1992,...